Domain Raveneau Chablis Les Clos 2012
The 2012 Domaine Raveneau Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos is a white Burgundy wine made from 100% Chardonnay, produced on the Les Clos climat in the Chablis appellation. Classified as a Burgundy Grand Cru, it was awarded 95-97/100 by The Wine Advocate, which recommends it from 2015 to 2028. The critic highlights a nose of hazelnuts, toasted almonds, and saline notes, followed by a balanced palate with accents of citrus peel, dried apricot, and lemongrass, prolonged by a praline finish.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Chablis
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Raveneau
- Parcelle / Cru
- Les Clos
- Millésime
- 2012
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Raveneau
Domaine François Raveneau is a family-run estate based in Chablis, in the Yonne department, dedicated to Chardonnay. It cultivates 10 hectares of vines, comprising plots classified as Chablis Grand Cru, Chablis Premier Cru, Chablis and Petit Chablis. The third generation, represented by cousins Isabelle and Maxime Raveneau, now runs the estate.
- Owner
- Isabelle et Maxime Raveneau
- Maître de chais
- Isabelle Raveneau
- Surface (ha)
- 10.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 45 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate traces its origins back to 1948, when François Raveneau married Andrée Dauvissat and brought together the vineyards of both families. At that time, the couple practised mixed farming, as did many families in Chablis. François Raveneau became the first member of his family to produce and bottle his own wines. In the 1960s and 1970s, the estate expanded, against a backdrop of technical advances that, in particular, provided better protection against spring frosts. François Raveneau then devoted himself entirely to viticulture and acquired plots of land, including some in the Chablis grands crus. His son Jean-Marie joined the estate in 1978 after completing his studies. Bernard Raveneau, after gaining experience in the Burgundian wine trade, in turn joined his brother in 1995, when François retired. Isabelle Raveneau joined the estate in 2010, followed by Maxime Raveneau in 2017. Isabelle and Maxime Raveneau now run the family estate; Isabelle is responsible for winemaking, within an organisation where family members also help with work in the cellar and the vineyards. The estate vinifies grapes from its own vineyards and harvests them by hand; the wines are aged in barrels before bottling.
Les Clos
Les Clos is one of the seven officially recognized Climats within the Chablis Grand Cru appellation and the largest of them all, covering nearly 26 hectares. It occupies the entire height of the hillside on the right bank of the Serein and benefits from a south-westerly exposure as well as a relatively steep slope. The soils become more stony and chalky towards the top, while they are deeper and more clayey at the bottom. On the general scale of Chablis Grand Cru, the hillside rests on Kimmeridgian marls and limestones containing Exogyra virgula fossils, but this geology is not detailed separately for Les Clos by the sources consulted.
- Vineyard commune
- Chablis
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name, formerly attested in the forms "le clou", "les clous" and "le clox", refers to the dry-stone walls that once surrounded the vineyards.
- Exposure
- South-west
- Slope
- Relatively steep
- Soil
- More stony and limestone at the top; deeper and clayey at the bottom
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 0.500000 ha
- Vineyard holding status
- Owner-operator of several parcels
- Indicative vine age
- Vines planted 1/4 in 1963, 2/4 in 1976 and 1/4 in 1989.
Histoire de la parcelle
The terroir was planted with vines before 1267 and may constitute the original core of the Chablis vineyard farmed by the Cistercians of Pontigny. Its former name forms evoke the walls that demarcated properties, limited erosion and protected the vines. Les Clos has been cited since the 19th century among the finest crus of Burgundy; the Chablis Grand Cru appellation was recognized on January 13, 1938.
